Did you travel this holiday season? If you’re anything like my family just because the holidays are over, it doesn’t mean that the trips have.
Being the wife of The Coaster Critic means that we’re theme park bound as soon as it’s park season on the East coast, and since both of our families live out of state we’ll be making some trips North to visit them, not to mention blog conferences, and family trips and hopefully {hint, hint hubby}, a trip to the beach this summer.
I know that my brood isn’t the only family who’s already planning road trips for 2013, and when it comes to travel here are some travel tips that may come in handy:
According to the Shell Mechanics Survey*, the four best tactics to prepare your vehicle for the 2013 travel season are:
- Inspect tires for air pressure, tread depth, rotation, etc.
- Check all fluid levels
- Fill up with a high quality fuel
- Check / change engine oil and oil filters
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Many may be surprised to learn that driving can often be more economical, fun and flexible than flying. According to a May 2012 Car Care Council analysis, a family of four travelling 1,000 miles round trip could save $1,000 by driving instead of flying.
- The average cost for a family of four to drive 1,000 mile round trip is $350
- The average cost for a family of four to fly 1,000 mile round trip is $1,441
In fact, The B family as a whole have always traveled by car, which makes for easier trips especially with little kids. Between the extra stops for potty training, not having to worry about my kiddos bothering any other passengers {other than hubby and myself of course}, and unexpected stops where we’ve made some pretty awesome memories too.
So if you’re planning your family’s 2013 trips, I encourage you to check out Shell On the Road website, on Facebook and on Twitter and for TWO lucky MommyB Knows Best readers, enter to win a $50 Shell Gas Gift Card.
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Home to Chicago or a little farther to the beach. Depends on the season. Either way, we love road trips!
my mom is sick – this will help me get to visit her
I would travel to work and back!
I’d travel to see my aunt.
Cleveland
I will travel around the city running errands!
I would give to my daughter who is going on vacation in May to TN.
Around town!
Great giveaway!
Travel all over the place, work, home, grocery store. I would travel to all my regular places that help me get through life.
I would travel around my city – probably running errands of some sort lol
I would love to travel to Disney World!
i would love to travel to colorado!
I would love to travel to Florida
I will travel to Tennessee.
i would use it to travel to orlando to take the kids to disney!
new york city
I Would Travel To Kentucky To See Family
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I would go to mardi GRAS in new orleans
I would travel to work and the gym
Most likely to work and back, but we are headed to Vegas for a wedding this summer!
We are traveling on the west coast this year! We recently got a year pass to the CA state parks, so we want to visit as many parks as we can!
This is the only type of gas I really like. I would travel to Raleigh for a When Helping Hurts conference. Exciting, no?!
My family and I will travel either to the mountains or down to FL to see family!
Anyplace out of Florida. People who don’t live here come here ,we leave!
Probably just daily errands and Grandma’s house!
A trip to visit my sister in FL before she moves up north this summer!
Nice post Jen! Love the traveling list
I will travel an hour and a half away from home to see my grandma in the hospital/ nursing home as she’ll be there for many months.
Free gas? Let go shopping!
just came back from CA will be staying home for a little bit